CVE-2023-44981 (Critical) detected in zookeeper-3.5.6.jar

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CVE-2023-44981 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - zookeeper-3.5.6.jar

ZooKeeper server

Library home page: http://zookeeper.apache.org

Path to dependency file: /plugin/inject-kafka-plugin/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/zookeeper/zookeeper/3.5.6/zookeeper-3.5.6.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ zookeeper-3.5.6.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9220abbc4946463dd3fce9b75ba74b5a00094f4f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Apache ZooKeeper. If SASL Quorum Peer authentication is enabled in ZooKeeper (quorum.auth.enableSasl=true), the authorization is done by verifying that the instance part in SASL authentication ID is listed in zoo.cfg server list. The instance part in SASL auth ID is optional and if it's missing, like 'eve@EXAMPLE.COM', the authorization check will be skipped. As a result an arbitrary endpoint could join the cluster and begin propagating counterfeit changes to the leader, essentially giving it complete read-write access to the data tree. Quorum Peer authentication is not enabled by default.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.9.1, 3.8.3, 3.7.2, which fixes the issue.

Alternately ensure the ensemble election/quorum communication is protected by a firewall as this will mitigate the issue.

See the documentation for more details on correct cluster administration.

Publish Date: 2023-10-11

URL: CVE-2023-44981

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://lists.apache.org/thread/wf0yrk84dg1942z1o74kd8nycg6pgm5b

Release Date: 2023-10-11

Fix Resolution: 3.7.2

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